- La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou 2022 has been released at £432 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin scored the wine 93-95 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2020 and 2019 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou 2022 has been released at €36 per bottle ex-négociant, up 11.1% on 2021 release (€32.40 per bottle).
It is being offered by the international trade for £432 per 12×75, up 10.8% on the 2021’s opening price (£390 per 12×75).
At this price, the 2020 and 2019 vintages look better value in relation to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) scored the wine 93-95 points and said the wine is ‘excellent, but be warned that the oak will require several years to assimilate fully’. Antonio Galloni (Vinous), awarded it a barrel range of 92-94 points. In his tasting note, he said it was ‘super-expressive’ and added that it is ‘certainly impressive’.
James Suckling scored the wine a barrel range of 94-95 points. He noted that it was ‘a chewy and polished red with blackberry and blueberry character’.
Jeb Dunnuck gave it 93-95 points and said ‘if there was a ranking for the top second wines in Bordeaux, this would be in the top handful of releases’.
Fair Value analysis
There is no significant correlation between La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou and Neal Martin scores – the chosen critic for Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology.
Buyers looking for value will want to consider the 94-point 2019 vintage, which is available at a 29.4% discount to today’s release. Neal Martin (Vinous) noted that it is ‘quite Pauillac in style’ and ‘impressively persistent’.
The 93-point 2020 vintage also looks attractive, available at a discount of 24.1% to today’s release.
La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou prices are 51% correlated to Wine Advocate scores. Liv-ex members on Silver packages and above can explore more via the Fair Value tool.
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Liv-ex analysis is drawn from the world’s most comprehensive database of fine wine prices. The data reflects the real time activity of Liv-ex’s 620+ merchant members from across the globe. Together they represent the largest pool of liquidity in the world – currently £100m of bids and offers across 16,000 wines.
